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ConnectWise says nation-state attack targeted multiple ScreenConnect customers
‘ConnectWise recently learned of suspicious activity within our environment that we believe was tied to a sophisticated nation state actor, which affected a very small number of ScreenConnect customers‘ — ConnectWise statement The Record reports: IT management software company ConnectWise said it is investigating a nation-state attack on its systems that impacted some of its […]
Russian hackers attacked the UK Ministry of Defense under the guise of journalists
LIGA reports: Russian hacking group RomCom attempted to hack into the accounts of employees of the UK Ministry of Defence under the guise of journalists. The attack was unsuccessful, but overall, there have been twice as many hacking attacks on the country’s defence department in the past two years as in the previous similar period, […]
Canada’s federal privacy czar starts probe into theft of customer data from Nova Scotia Power
The Canadian Press reports: The federal privacy commissioner has launched an investigation into a ransomware attack that led to the theft of personal information belonging to 280,000 customers of Nova Scotia’s electric utility. Privately owned Nova Scotia Power confirmed last week that hackers stole the data and published it on the dark web. Privacy commissioner […]
LexisNexis breach: Data broker hack exposed trove of sensitive information, including Social Security numbers
Personal information on more than 364,000 people may have been compromised as part of a third-party hack. Fast Company reports: Data analytics firm LexisNexis Risk Solutions said it suffered a data breach that could have affected the names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, and contact information of more than 364,000 people. The company said […]
Banks Want SEC to Rescind Cyberattack Disclosure Requirements
PYMNTS reports: American banking groups want the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to revoke its cybersecurity incident disclosure requirements. These groups, led by the American Bankers Association (ABA), wrote to the SEC last week, contending that disclosing cybersecurity incidents “directly conflicts with confidential reporting requirements intended to protect critical infrastructure and warn potential victims.” Joining the ABA were the Securities Industry […]
Mainland China accuses Taiwan of backing cyberattacks on 1,000 sensitive targets
China has accused a hacker group they allege is backed by Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party of orchestrating cyberattacks on up to 1,000 sensitive mainland networks The South China Morning Post reports: The claim was made public on May 20 by the Guangzhou city police, who said the group used “rudimentary and crude” methods to launch widespread attacks from […]
Adidas warns of data breach after customer service provider hack
German sportswear giant Adidas disclosed a data breach after attackers hacked a customer service provider and stole some customers’ data. BleepingComputer reports: “Adidas recently became aware that an unauthorized external party obtained certain consumer data through a third-party customer service provider,” the company said. “We immediately took steps to contain the incident and launched a […]
Digital espionage and more forms of espionage are now also criminal offenses under Dutch law
The Netherlands added a new criminal provision to its criminal code. The provision went into effect on May 15. As seen on the government’s website: More forms of espionage, such as digital and diaspora espionage, are to be a criminal offence from 15 May onwards. To achieve this a new criminal provision is being added […]